Nina Bernstein<p>Surreal. Terrifying. <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <br>“The fragility of democratic decision-making has never been more clear. No matter how forcefully Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany pushed back against Vance’s speech — insisting that Germany will support Ukraine until the end — German voters could make a liar out of him in Sunday’s elections, just like American voters made a liar out of former President Joe Biden, who vowed Americans would back Ukraine for “as long as it takes.” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/opinion/trump-munich-security-conference.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE4.lk6a.qPBl2VBkT8ru&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/19/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/trump-munich-security-conference.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE4.lk6a.qPBl2VBkT8ru&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>